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Colloquy · Privacy Policy

Your Voice,
Your Device

Privacy isn’t a feature we added. It’s the reason we built Colloquy.

Privacy highlights

No Accounts

No sign-up. No email. No user database. Use the app completely anonymously.

100% On-Device AI

Transcription, speaker labelling, and AI summaries all run locally on your iPhone — no audio is ever uploaded.

AES-256 Encryption

Every recording is AES-256-GCM encrypted on disk with a key stored in the iOS Keychain. Even if your device is compromised, your recordings stay private.

No Tracking

Zero third-party analytics, advertising SDKs, or telemetry of any kind.

No Cloud

Recordings, transcripts, and summaries never touch our servers — because we have none.

Network Only for Models

The only network requests the app ever makes are one-time downloads of the AI models it runs on your device. No audio, no transcript, ever leaves your device.

Last Updated · May 11, 2026

Data Collection

Colloquy does not collect any personal information. We have no servers, no user database, and no analytics infrastructure. We cannot access your recordings, transcripts, summaries, or any other content you create with the app.

When you use Colloquy, all audio is stored exclusively on your device using AES-256-GCM authenticated encryption. The encryption key is generated on first launch and stored in the iOS Keychain with  kSecAttrAccessibleWhenUnlockedThisDeviceOnly protection.

Network Requests

Colloquy is designed to be completely offline. The only outbound network requests the app ever makes are:

  • One-time AI model downloads — the app runs its AI models on your device, and downloads them the first time each feature is used. All come from Hugging Face’s public CDN:
    • speech recognition (~216 MB) — on your first transcription;
    • speaker labelling — on your first two-person recording;
    • AI summaries — only if you choose to download a summary model in Settings.
    These are one-way downloads. Nothing is uploaded with them, and once a model is on your device that feature works entirely offline.
  • App Store purchase verification — when you upgrade to Pro, the transaction is handled by Apple’s StoreKit framework. We never see your payment details, name, or email.

Your audio, transcripts, summaries, and any personally identifiable information are never transmitted anywhere. The app does not have the code to make those requests — verify this for yourself with a network proxy like Charles or Proxyman.

Permissions

Colloquy requests the following device permissions, all used solely within the app:

  • Microphone — required to record audio. Audio is written directly to encrypted storage on your device.
  • Speech Recognition — uses iOS’s built-in SFSpeechRecognizer with  requiresOnDeviceRecognition = true. Apple’s speech recognition runs entirely on-device for supported locales.
  • Face ID / Touch ID — optional app lock to protect your recordings. Biometric data is managed entirely by Apple’s Secure Enclave; we never see it.

In-App Purchases

The free tier includes 5 recordings of up to 60 minutes each. Upgrading to Colloquy Pro removes both limits.

When you purchase Colloquy Pro, the transaction is processed entirely by Apple’s App Store. We receive only an anonymous receipt to unlock Pro features. We do not receive your name, email address, payment information, or Apple ID.

Colloquy Pro is a one-time purchase — no subscriptions, no recurring charges.

Third-Party Services

Colloquy does not integrate with any third-party analytics, advertising, crash reporting, or tracking services. The app uses only Apple’s first-party frameworks (SwiftUI, SwiftData, AVFoundation, CryptoKit, Speech, NaturalLanguage) plus open-source Swift packages for AI inference (WhisperKit) that run entirely on your device.

Data Export & Portability

You can export any recording or transcript at any time as TXT, Markdown, Word-compatible RTF, SRT subtitles, or PDF. You own your data and can take it with you whenever you choose.

Data Deletion

To delete all your data, simply delete the Colloquy app from your device. Since no data is stored on any server, deletion is immediate and irreversible. We recommend exporting anything you want to keep before deletion.

Children’s Privacy

Colloquy is rated 4+ and contains no content inappropriate for children. The app is designed for personal and professional voice recording. We do not knowingly collect information from anyone, including children under 13.

Diagnostic Logs

The app includes an optional “Export Diagnostics” button in Settings that generates a local report containing device info, app version, and the last hour of in-app log messages. The report is generated entirely on-device and shown via the system share sheet — whether you share it with us or not is entirely your choice. We never receive logs automatically.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated “Last Updated” date. For material changes, we will notify users via an in-app notice.

Contact

If you have any questions about this privacy policy or Colloquy’s privacy practices, please contact us at sales@willneeds.com.au.

Willneeds Pty Ltd · Australia